Day 24 #theMCIMAPSarchives
In 2012, Liberty County, a rural dixiecrat part of N FL, elected NPA Nick Finch as Sheriff. Finch was part of the emerging far-right constitutional sheriff movement
He'd only get 6% in 2016 - his saga is below
tampabay.com/florida-politi…
#flapol
In 2012, Liberty County, a rural dixiecrat part of N FL, elected NPA Nick Finch as Sheriff. Finch was part of the emerging far-right constitutional sheriff movement
He'd only get 6% in 2016 - his saga is below
tampabay.com/florida-politi…
#flapol
I will summarize. Finch worked to help a man keep guns he did not have a license for. This actually led to Rick Scott suspending him for a time in 2014
Finch would eventually be reinstated - but the man he helped would shoot and kill a man in 2016
And that tanked him
Finch would eventually be reinstated - but the man he helped would shoot and kill a man in 2016
And that tanked him
While Eddie Joe White would return Liberty to the Democrats (granted a very conservative democrat) - that would only last one term. In 2020, Liberty elected local republicans for the first time in its history
https://twitter.com/MappingFL/status/1504603185394069518?s=20&t=ogT84aL_raW5JMpOdMaaAw
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